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Category Archives: Schools
South London duo included in England’s World Cup final team
There will be two players in England’s team for Saturday’s Rugby World Cup final in Japan who learned the game on the playing fields of south London. But when Elliot Daly runs out at Yokohama alongside prop forward Kyle Sinkler … Continue reading
Dyslexia Exam Access Arrangements, East Croydon, Nov 5
Posted in Community associations, Education, Schools
Tagged Croydon Dyslexia Association
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Wanderers FC Grand Opening, Virgo Fidelis School, Nov 2
Posted in Football, Virgo Fidelis
Tagged Upper Norwood, Virgo Fidelis School, Wanderers FC
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Croydon High PTA Winter Fair, Selsdon, Nov 23
Posted in Croydon High, Schools, Selsdon & Ballards
Tagged Croydon High School, Selsdon
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Happy’s Circus, Greenvale Primary, Selsdon, Oct 12
Posted in Music, Schools, Selsdon & Ballards, Theatre
Tagged Greenvale Primary School, Selsdon
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Rent hikes force closure of Crystal Palace independent shops
It is not only in Croydon town centre that big business is contriving to destroy the fabric of the high street. As our retail correspondent MT WALLETTE reports, in Crystal Palace a precious corner of independent stores and old-style character … Continue reading
Selsdon Guild raises hundreds of pounds for Garwood charity
A women’s meeting group in Selsdon has raised nearly £1,000 in donations for local charities over the summer. Selsdon Afternoon Townswomen’s Guild presented a cheque for £500 to Lee Bennett, the director of services for the Garwood Foundation, as a … Continue reading
Burns’s Ashes century fires up Whitgift’s sporting credentials
When Rory Burns left the field in Birmingham yesterday evening, his bat raised in acknowledgement of the standing ovation from the Edgbaston pavilion, after he had batted all day to remain unbeaten and unbowed on 125, with the crowd chanting … Continue reading
Posted in Cricket, Elliot Daly, Football, Hockey, Jason Roy, Old Whitgiftians, Rory Burns, Rugby Union, Schools, Sport, Surrey CCC, Whitgift School
Tagged Jason Roy, Whitgift Foundation, Whitgift School
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Council’s sorry performance after Ombudsman’s dozen rulings
One reason that rulings by the Local Government Ombudsman against local authorities, such as Croydon, attract so little attention is that the Ombudsman’s office never insists that the offending councils should publish the findings in full on their own website. … Continue reading
Butcher: England should put their ‘batting brute’ Roy in at No3
Surrey’s Jason Roy should be in the England Test team’s top order for the Ashes series and has a hugely important role in tomorrow’s World Cup semi-final against Australia. That’s the view of Mark Butcher, the former Surrey and England … Continue reading
Scott unveils secret plan to build 12,000 flats beside Purley Way
EXCLUSIVE: Under pressure over rising housing targets, has Paul Scott found his get-out-of-jail-free card alongside the A23? KEN LEE reports Having spent the past five years excusing the overdevelopment of neighbourhoods throughout the borough by claiming that there are no … Continue reading
Posted in Andrew Pelling, Broad Green, Business, Colonnades, Cycling, Environment, Harris Primary Purley Way, Housing, Ikea, Joy Prince, Manju Shahul Hameed, Mayor of London, Paul Scott, Planning, Property, Purley Way, Robert Canning, Stuart Collins, TfL, Transport, Waddon, Waste incinerator, Wing Yip
Tagged Andrew Pelling, Broad Green, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Croydon South, Joy Prince, Labour, Manju Shahul Hameed, Paul Scott, Purley Way, Robert Canning, Stuart Collins, Sutton Council, Waddon
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Scully goes in to Batt at PMQs for Sutton’s SEND families
Sutton’s failing SEND service looks set to get an early return visit from the inspectors of Ofsted, this time accompanied by officials from the Care Quality Commission. At least, that’s what Theresa Mayhem, the lame duck Prime Minister, indicated yesterday … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Paul Scully MP, Ruth Dombey, Schools, SEND, Sutton Council
Tagged Jenny Batt, Paul Scully MP, Ruth Dombey, SEND, Sutton Council
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Council tries to ‘hoodwink’ families to opt out of SEND services
Croydon Council is trying to save £100,000 from its SEND budget for every teenager currently receiving help from the local authority, under services which it is supposed to provide by law. Youngsters with SEND – special education needs or disability … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Services, Croydon Council, Education, Schools, SEND
Tagged Children's Services, Croydon Council, EHCP, SEND
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Angry parents launch petition demanding SEND action
The parents’ campaign group seeking better care and education for SEND youngsters are collecting signatures for a petition demanding action by Sutton Council. As Inside Sutton reported this week, families with children, teens and young adults with special educational needs … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Schools, Sutton Council
Tagged Hayley Harding, SEND, Sutton Council, Sutton EHCP Crisis Campaign Group
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Labour warns that education cuts threaten knife crime work
Shadow education secretary Angela Rayner and Croydon MP Sarah Jones have warned that funding cuts to colleges and schools in Croydon risk jeopardising the good work being done in the borough to tackle knife crime. The Labour MPs met staff … Continue reading
Protesters SEND message: it’s not just money that matters
CROYDON COMMENTARY: Families who have children, teens and young adults with special educational needs and disabilities have become increasingly frustrated with the lack of care and attention provided by their councils. Yesterday, they staged a march on Westminster. SARAH BOWELL … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Services, Croydon Council, Education, Schools, SEND
Tagged #SENDNATIONALCRISIS, Children's Services, Croydon Council, London, SEND
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Babies under the age of 1 subject to racist abuse, NSPCC says
More than 70 babies were among the victims of 850-plus race hate offences in London last year, according to shocking statistics obtained by the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. Recorded race hate crime offences against children … Continue reading
Pressure of SATs risks creating mental health problems
CROYDON COMMENTARY: The irony meter went off the scale this week, when during Mental Health Awareness Week, thousands of primary-aged children were sitting their SATs. KIRSTIE SMITH, right, argues that our youngsters don’t need such stress just for government data … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Health, Kirstie Smith, Schools
Tagged Kirstie Smith, Mental Health, SATs
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Mayor drops in at Broadmead Primary for a community coffee
The Mayor of Croydon, Bernadette Khan, has visited Broadmead Primary School to pay recognition to the outstanding work the school is doing within its community. Every half term Broadmead organises a community coffee morning, in which parents and local community … Continue reading
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